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Description: World of Books sells second-hand books, music, DVDs and video games from £3.59, with bundle offers and a £10 bonus for selling books.

World of Books sells second-hand books, music, DVDs and video games from £3.59, with bundle offers and a £10 bonus for selling books.

Read from worldofbooks.com on 22 Oct 2026. Every price, percentage and period on this page was checked against the shop's own pages.

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£9.99World of Books +Plus

£20.99WWE Annual 2016

£8.99Live 1988

£5.49Bad Santa (BluRay)

£3.59Best of

£36.99We Are In Love

£5.49Strong Love Affair

£36.99Grinderman, Vol. 2

Names, prices and pictures as shown at worldofbooks.com on 22 Oct 2026. Prices change: the shop's own page is the one that counts.

World of Books is an online shop that sells second-hand books, music, DVDs and video games. It offers a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, rare books and other media. The shop is for readers and collectors looking for affordable pre-owned titles.

What stands out

Catalogue sample prices run from £3.59 to £36.99 with a middle price of £8.99.
Bundle offers include Buy 2, Get 50% off Another on Preloved Horror & Thriller.
Sell Your Books service pays a £10 bonus for books sent in.
Sustainable Story Award carries a £25,000 prize pot for authors.
Flash Sale offers books from £2.49 and a Books Under £4 section is available.

How World of Books compares

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World of Books	–	–	£3.59 to £36.99

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Extensive affordable pre‑owned selection

World of Books offers a large catalogue of second‑hand books, music, DVDs and games at low prices, with many items under £4 and flash sales starting at £2.49. Promotions include a £10 bonus for selling books, buy‑2‑get‑50 %‑off another horror or thriller title, and buy‑2‑get‑25 %‑off another pre‑loved book. The site highlights sustainability through its Sustainable Story Award, which provides a £25,000 prize pot for environmentally themed works. It suits budget‑conscious readers, collectors and anyone interested in affordable, eco‑friendly second‑hand media.

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Second-hand books at low prices

World of Books sells second-hand books online, with a catalogue that also includes music, DVDs and games. Prices in a sample of 100 products ran from 3.59 GBP to 36.99 GBP, with a middle price of 8.99 GBP. The site is organised into fiction, non-fiction and children's sections, with children's titles grouped by age from baby and toddler through to teenage and YA. Current offers include books under £4, a flash sale with books from £2.49, and buy-two-get-25%-off on preloved books. It also runs a sell-your-books scheme with a £10 bonus, a loyalty scheme, eGift cards and a sustainability report.

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Extensive second-hand catalogue with sustainable focus

World of Books offers a large online catalogue of second-hand books, music, DVDs, and games, with prices in its product sample ranging from 3.59 GBP to 36.99 GBP and a middle price of 8.99 GBP. The site provides categories for fiction, non-fiction, and children's books, plus deals such as Books Under £4 and Flash Sale items from £2.49. It also runs a +Plus Loyalty Scheme, eGift Cards, and a Sustainable Story Award with a £25,000 prize pot. The brand suits readers seeking affordable second-hand media and those interested in sustainability and literary awards.

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World of Books: 7 products in 22 secondsA reel ZTrun put together from World of Books's own product pictures.

What World of Books sells

World of Books sells second-hand books across fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and rare books. Fiction categories include crime and mystery, fantasy, modern fiction, romance, adventure, thriller and suspense, classic fiction, science fiction, horror and ghost stories, graphic novels, historical fiction and sagas. Non-fiction covers biography and true stories, health and personal development, lifestyle, cooking and leisure, reference books, computing and I.T., business, finance and law, medicine, social sciences and technology. Children’s books are organised by age from baby and toddler through teenage and YA. Rare books span fiction and non-fiction including antiques and collectables, art, fashion and photography, economics and ephemera. World of Books also sells music across genres from classical to rock, DVDs and Blu-Ray across categories from animation to westerns, and video games across genres from action and adventure to strategy. Prices in the catalogue sample run from £3.59 to £36.99.

World of Books prices

World of Books prices its catalogue from £2.49 in its Flash Sale and £3.59 as the lowest price in the product sample, up to £36.99 for higher-priced items. The middle price across the sample of 100 products is £8.99. The shop runs a Books Under £4 section and a Savings Shelf for lower-priced titles. Bundle offers include Buy 2, Get 50% off Another on Preloved Horror & Thriller and Buy 2, Get 25% Off Another on Preloved Books.

World of Books shipping

World of Books ships within the United Kingdom. The shipping policy page sets out the brand’s delivery terms. Buyers can find the current shipping costs and any free-shipping threshold on the shipping policy page of the World of Books site.

World of Books returns

World of Books sets out its returns terms on its orders and returns page. Buyers can find the returns window and the steps for sending an item back on that page of the World of Books site.

Discounts and offers at World of Books

World of Books offers a £10 bonus when customers sell their books to the shop. The shop runs bundle offers: Buy 2, Get 50% off Another on Preloved Horror & Thriller, and Buy 2, Get 25% Off Another on Preloved Books. It also runs a Flash Sale with books from £2.49, a Books Under £4 section and a Savings Shelf. A +Plus Loyalty Scheme is available to join.

Good to know about World of Books

World of Books operates a Sell Your Books service that pays customers for titles they send in. The shop runs the Sustainable Story Award with a £25,000 prize pot for authors writing about sustainability, now in its second year and open to the US for the first time. World of Books publishes a Sustainability Report and offers eGift Cards. The shop’s catalogue is browsable by curated collections including Authors of the Month, Autumn Reads, Booker Prize Longlist, Books to Screen and BookTok.

What was read

These pages of World of Books’s own website, on 22 October 2026:

This page sets out what World of Books offers, from what it publishes about itself. No product was bought or tested.

In the words of World of Books

Get a £10 bonus when you SELL YOUR BOOKS.

World of Books, Home page

the Sustainable Story Award is backing authors with a £25,000 prize pot

World of Books, About page

Short answers

What does World of Books sell?

World of Books sells second-hand books across fiction, non-fiction, children's books and rare books, as well as music, DVDs, Blu-Ray and video games.

What prices does World of Books charge?

World of Books prices in the catalogue sample run from £3.59 to £36.99, with a middle price of £8.99, and its Flash Sale offers books from £2.49.

Does World of Books offer bundle discounts?

World of Books offers Buy 2, Get 50% off Another on Preloved Horror & Thriller and Buy 2, Get 25% Off Another on Preloved Books.

Can I sell books to World of Books?

World of Books buys books from customers through its Sell Your Books service and offers a £10 bonus when you sell your books.

Does World of Books have a loyalty scheme?

World of Books runs a +Plus Loyalty Scheme that customers can join.

What is the Sustainable Story Award at World of Books?

World of Books runs the Sustainable Story Award with a £25,000 prize pot for authors writing about sustainability, now in its second year.

See it at World of Books